Location: 351 City Island Avenue. Block: 5632. Lot: 137.
Status: Never landmarked or heard.
Description from the Bronx Survey:
The small house at 351 City Island Avenue was reputedly erected for the congregation of the Trinity Methodist Church in 1851 and cost $1,200.00, including $36.00 paid to Joshua Leviness for the lot at the southwest corner of Tier Street.
The structure is a semi-detached picturesque cottage, a type proposed by Andrew Jackson Downing, that emphasizes simplicity and utility. It is this simplicity that lends charm to the facade which is ornamented by the patterning of wooden building materials. The design contrasts horizontal clapboards with vertical board and batten which appears below the cornice line and under the dormer eaves.
The structural elements are thus given a decorative purpose and combined with the dormer windows favored by the style they contribute to a successful picturesque design.
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